Jeffery Sachs joined the Forum via satellite from Columbia University in New York to talk about poverty and famine in other parts of the world and how the interconnected world can help those plights. The media is crucial in making the West understand this interconnectivity, how a tragedy in one part of the world affects […]
Everyone knows the film, even if they can’t remember the talented director. The film has become part of our visual landscape and set a standard for those who would follow. And the film was. . . the one that showed the beating of Rodney King, the film showing the botched landing of a plane on […]
Media and Civic Discourse With Richard Dreyfuss, Actor and Activist Download MP3 Citizen Journalism Forum | Who’s Making the News? A conversation moderated by Paul Holmes (Reuters), with Helen Boaden (BBC), George Brock (The Times), David Gyimah (Video Journalist), Andrew Hawken (MSN.com), Salam Pax (talkleft.com, via satellite)Part 1 | Part 2 Meet the Digital Assassins […]
While in Southern Africa there is a contrast of Zimbabwe with an arguably “non free” press and South Africa with an arguably “free” press, both countries have similar problems with accessibility isssues for the communities. These issues relate to basic infrastructure issues, such as access to the hardware for blogging, which illustrate the digital divide […]
Satellite television has been the primary driver or catalyst of the changes going on in the Arab media sphere, says the session’s moderator — Keith Porter from the Stanley Foundation. Porter positions panArab news channels like Jazeera and Arabiya as the spearheaders of this move towards a much more aware and accountable media regionwide, Satellite […]
This post was contributed by Kookie Habtegaber of MediaChannel The media has the most impact and attention in the North, where life is more or less impossible without telecommunication and digital connection. Since the population of this part of the world also has a monopoly on the world’s riches and resources one way or another, […]